Meet Indian-origin Senator Kamala Harris, who may be the next US Vice President Photogallery

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Indian diaspora in US hailed the selection of Senator Kamala Harris as the Democratic party's Vice-Presidental candidate. The 55-year-old California senator, whose father is from Jamaica and mother an Indian, becomes just the third woman to be selected as the vice president on a major party ticket. Harris is the daughter of Prof Shyamala Gopalan, a cancer biologist, who was from Chennai, India, and had emigrated to US in 1965. Harris, who was born on October, 20, 1964, has served junior United States senator from California since 2017. Harris began her career in the Alameda County District Attorney's Office, before being recruited to the San Francisco District Attorney's Office and later the City Attorney of San Francisco's office. In 2010, she was elected as attorney general of California. She is married to attorney Douglas Emhoff.

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Meet Indian-origin Senator Kamala Harris, who may be the next US Vice President

Democratic U.S. Presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris laughs during the Presidential candidate forum at the annual convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), in Detroit, Michigan, US on July 24, 2019. (Reuters)

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Former Vice President Joe Biden talks with Senator Kamala Harris after the conclusion of the 2020 Democratic US presidential debate in Houston, Texas on September 12, 2019. (Reuters)

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US Senator Kamala Harris greets guests at a campaign house party in Gilford, New Hampshire, US on July 14, 2019. (Reuters)

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Former Vice President Joe Biden approaches US Senator Kamala Harris during a commercial break on the second night of the second 2020 Democratic US presidential debate in Detroit, Michigan, July 31, 2019. (Reuters)

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US Senator Kamala Harris poses for a photograph with audience members following a campaign town hall meeting in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. (Reuters)

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US Senator Kamala Harris puts hot sauce on her greens while eating lunch at Rodney Scott's BBQ in Charleston, South Carolina on February 15, 2019. (Reuters)

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US Senator Kamala Harris squeezes the cheeks of a young man after she had him shake her hand instead of making a high-five while greeting supporters following her first organizing event in Los Angeles as she campaigns in the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination race in Los Angeles, California on May 19, 2019. (Reuters)

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Senator Kamala Harris gives a thumbs down as she speaks during the 2020 Democratic US presidential debate in Houston, Texas on September 12, 2019. (Reuters)

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US Senator Kamala Harris joins a demonstration with striking McDonalds workers demanding a $15 minimum wage in Las Vegas, Nevada US on June 14, 2019. (Reuters)

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